Dear Matt,

I was reading a book in which a term, the subtle energy field, was addressed. Do you know anything about subtle energy and how would you explain it?

Tyson Knotts

Dear Tyson,

People who practice Tai Chi and other types of energetic exercises often refer to this “subtle energy field.” Even so, anyone who pays attention can get a feel for it.

Here’s a simple way: With your eyes open or closed, put your awareness in front of your heart center or in the space around your head. Be still for a minute and notice if you can feel something that you were never aware of before.

That is the subtle energy field.

Matt,

I’ve been reading a book by Wallace Wattles and he refers to there being a type of “thinking stuff” in the air. I’m lost on this concept. Any ideas to help me understand this or is it all buncombe?

A.B.

A.B.,

Thinking stuff is somewhat of a weird term, then again, is it only weird because we’re making it harder than it is with our thinking?

When you picture a goal, this goal isn’t confined to only your brain and nervous system. Your brain sends out a signal, one that other people can pick up on. This happens when you pick up the phone you say, “Now that’s strange, I was just thinking about you.”

In a different context, when you picture a goal, you don’t just activate the energy within you. The energy from the goal goes outward in the form of passion or enthusiasm.

The goal picture then reorganizes itself and becomes a stronger force. When the goal is pictured frequently it gathers momentum outside and inside of you. People can show up out of the blue to help you accomplish it or an idea comes to you that you’ve never considered before. Or you find information that was always available to you, that you either ignored or knew nothing about.

This may be a stretch for you, but if you see the air around you as having an infinite amount of tiny brains that are picking up on your mental pictures and thoughts, you’ll never again struggle with the idea of there being “thinking stuff.”

Also, consider how we measure the DPI (dots per inch) of photographs taken today. The more dots there are, the more our brain recognizes what is going on in the photo. Each dot is a sort of “thinking stuff” that is part of the bigger picture.

Matt Furey

Good morning,

Here’s today’s question about practicing the exercises in Psycho-Cybernetics:

Dear Matt,

In the 3rd chapter you told about training with your imagination and in the 4th talk about using the relaxation as a tool…

Both for 30 minutes, but I want to know if it’s done at the same 30 minutes or separate, can I do both at the same time or one after the other for better results?

Emanuel

Dear Emanuel,

The relaxation exercises help you get started with visualization in a way that you can “imagine and feel” your body letting go of unnecessary tension. Choose one for each day and start with five minutes instead of 30. You can go longer than five minutes but this is a zero resistance time frame. As you get better at it you will be able to do it anytime, anywhere, with your eyes open or closed.

Same goes for the other visualization exercises. Start with five minutes. Do the relaxation exercises first so that the goal picture is absorbed by your mind much more easily.

The reason for the shorter time frame than suggested in the book is because you avoid the “I don’t have an hour” time trap. Once you get the hang of it and are feeling the positive results of the practice, the amount of time involved will naturally go up. In fact, you may find yourself doing the exercises twice per day: when you get up and before bed.

Matt Furey

P.S. I also recommend my book, Psycho-Cybernetics 365, because I chunk the process down for you and give essential details one day at a time.

There’s only one problem with problems: after you solve them, they come back.

The reason is simple. You only take action when you can see the problem, and once it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind.

When a problem is “out of mind,” you stop doing what you were doing when you solved it. This leads to the rebound or yo-yo effect. And after a while, too much time with the yo-yo makes you feel like Bozo.

Goal Getting takes you outside the realm of problem solving. You go for what you want instead of putting energy into what you don’t want.

Matt Furey

Note: My Platinum Goal Getters are grabbing their fair share by learning how to deflate their problems while filling their lives with renewable fuel. Interested? Drop me an email: goals@psycho-cybernetics.com

If you ‘can’t wait’ for tomorrow, then stop waiting for tomorrow. Go back to a positive moment in your life and relive it now. And allow yourself to be surprised when doing so leads to a similar positive experience happening again and again.

Anxiety is often an unrecognized negative rerun. So instead of tuning into a negative rerun, rerun your positive experiences, and you’ll score a lot more runs.

Psycho-Cybernetics.com

Zero Resistance Living

Think for a while. Think hard if you dare. Do so with zest and zeal.

Then stop.

After you stop, your subconscious mind goes to work, nonstop, feeding you the best thoughts and ideas imaginable.

That’s how your mind works when you give work a rest.

Matt Furey

Recommended Books:

Psycho-Cybernetics, Updated and Expanded
Psycho-Cybernetics 365